Esmaeel Monsef

Birth : 1976-01-01, Iran

History

Esmaeel Monsef, born in Iran in 1976, is a graduate of the Behandish Cinema School of Tehran. A founding member of the Association of Independent Iranian Filmmakers, he has edited over 40 shorts, documentaries, and features and received numerous festival awards for his first short film, 'OYAN'.

Movies

The Charcoal

Screenplay

In rural northwest Iran, Gheirat, a modest charcoal producer, is pushed into a tragic spiral after his son, sentenced to jail, evades to Azerbaijan.

The Charcoal

Director

In rural northwest Iran, Gheirat, a modest charcoal producer, is pushed into a tragic spiral after his son, sentenced to jail, evades to Azerbaijan.

Helmsman

Editor

A boy who has uncertain hopes for his father’s return home does all he can to restore his family’s ship in time for his father’s upcoming birthday.

A Minor Leap Down

Editor

Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two days’ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her husband give her a chance to speak.

More Than Two Hours

Editor

A woman suffers complications after having sex. Her partner takes her to the hospital, but getting help proves to be difficult.

Iranian Cookbook

Editor

Six urban women reveal their family recipes in a film that, at first glance, may look like an introduction to local cuisine, but which turns into a surprising exploration of relationships in modern Iranian society.